Collingwood vs West Coast AFL R4 betting tips – Saturday 9/4/2022

Collingwood might still be reeling from the choke of all chokes, but the Pies will fancy themselves to bounce back against the West Coast Eagles this Saturday at Marvel Stadium as round four of the 2022 AFL season rolls on.

At first glance, we’re confronted by what should be a complete mismatch here. The Eagles have been decimated by COVID-related interruptions and are winless after three embarrassing efforts. The grounded Eagles managed a mere 1.2 in a half of football against cross-town rivals Fremantle at their most recent outing. West Coast are now pressing for favouritism in the race for the dreaded wooden spoon.

Collingwood, on the other hand, are playing an enthralling brand of football in 2022. Their young squad has been instilled with the confidence to take chances and move the ball quickly through the centre of the ground. This contrasts with seasons past when inexperienced players were coached to skirt the edges of the field with the boundary line as their escape route should the pressure get too hot. This led to a tedious brand of high-stoppage play that put spectators to sleep.

Unless the Eagles can muster some unfathomable form reversal, the Pies should deliver a shutout here. We snapped up $1.28 about Collingwood on Betfair without hesitation when the market opened, and the $1.30 presently available on BetOnline looks like an absolute gift. The line is around 25.5 points, and again, this looks close to a free swing at the piñata.

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Key matchup: Brodie Grundy vs Nic Naitanui

The beauty of the current Magpie strategy is it relies on multiple contributors across the ground. Old-timers Pendlebury and Sidebottom are acting more as traffic directors than essential ball-winners these days. Collingwood had 10 players accrue 20+ disposals against Geelong last week, with Sidebottom hitting 19 and Jack Noble 18. These kinds of numbers warm the hearts of coaching staff. Our key matchup here is in the ruck, where Brodie Grundy should square off against Nic Naitanui. If Grundy gets on top, the Collingwood midfield should have a field day.

Collingwood vs West Coast betting strategy

We’re happy to take Collingwood -25.5 here, which is the current line with most AFL betting sites. Unless we are confused by some huge blind spot, the Pies should just take the long handle to the hapless Eagles. Even if West Coast fielded their very best side, they are still playing serious catch-up. They have made 27 changes in the last two rounds. The best coach in the world would be unable miraculously create cohesion after such a disrupted campaign. Luke Shuey, Liam Duggan, Willie Rioli, Tom Barrass and Bailey Williams are in consideration for imminent recalls, but we remain unperturbed.

Collingwood vs West Coast same-game multi tips

For the value hunters we are going to double down on the Magpies here. We’ll head over to Ladbrokes and take Collingwood -25.5 points, into traffic director Scott Pendlebury to get 20+ disposals, into Darcy Cameron anytime goalkicker, into Will Hoskin-Elliott anytime goalkicker, which pays $4.21.

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